{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-sociology-isbn-9781119250630","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology","description":"Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Philosophy and Sociology 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Selective History of Sociology 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Sica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Quantitative Methods 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRussell K. Schutt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Qualitative Methods 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMitchell Duneier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Classical Sociological Theory 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Sica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Contemporary Sociological Theory 98\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge Ritzer and William Yagatich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Basic Topics in Sociology 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Action, Interaction, and Groups 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimberly B. Rogers and Lynn Smith-Lovin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Groups and Institutions, Structures and Processes 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMurray Webster, Jr. and Jane Sell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Sociology of Organizations 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStewart R. Clegg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cultural Analysis 182\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Tomlinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Changing Life Course 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngela M. O’Rand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNachman Ben-Yehuda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Criminology 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles F. Wellford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Critical Sexualities Studies 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKen Plummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Feeling Class: Affect and Culture in the Making of Class Relations 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeverley Skeggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrittany Chevon Slatton and Joe R. Feagin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Genders and Sexualities in Global Context: An Intersectional Assessment of Contemporary Scholarship 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy A. Naples and Barbara Gurr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Changing Families: Fluidity, Partnership, and Family Structure 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Allan and Emma Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Sociology of Education 348\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaureen T. Hallinan and Ge Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Sociology of Religion 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Smith and Robert D. Woodberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Current Directions in Medical Sociology 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Media and Communications 402\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Durham Peters and Jefferson D. Pooley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Work and Employment 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven P. Vallas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Sociology of Consumption 444\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. J. Rey and George Ritzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Population 470\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne M. Bianchi and Vanessa Wight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Urbanization 488\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin Fox Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Environmental Sociology 504\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard York and Riley E. Dunlap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Social Movements 522\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRemy Cross and David A. Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Globalization 545\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Dean and George Ritzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Cutting Edge Issues in Sociology 565\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 After Neoliberalism: Whither Capitalism? 567\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert J. Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Organized Coercion and Political Authority: Armed Conflict in a World of States 588\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeyer Kestnbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Science and Technology: Now and in the Future 609\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Erickson and Frank Webster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Internet, Web 2.0, and Beyond 626\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Jurgenson and George Ritzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 649\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Ritzer \u003c\/strong\u003eis Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association and he has authored many refereed articles and more than 25 books, including monographs, reference works, and textbooks. He has been a major contributor to the literature on sociology as an author and editor, especially \u003cem\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e (11 vols., 2007; 2nd ed. forthcoming); \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e (3rd ed, 2016), \u003cem\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization\u003c\/em\u003e (5 vols., 2012), \u003cem\u003eGlobalization: A Basic Text\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd edition,? 2015 with Paul Dean), \u003cem\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/em\u003e (8th editions, last in 2015), \u003cem\u003eExpressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) and \u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd edition 2007). 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